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"VOLLXII. No. 43 The Weather rain . NEW BERN, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913 THREE CENTS PER COPY MASS MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE Freight Rate Discrimina tion Will Be Thorough ly Discussed MM PROMINENT MEfi , WILL MAKE SPEECHES Every New Bern Business Man Is Urged To tBe In Attendance. The crisis is at hand. Do New Bern business men want the inland towns of the State to have a - reduction of twenty per cent in- freight rates while the cities and towns on the coast are discriminated "against by the rail roads? If the railroads are allowed to discriminate against Eastern North Carolina in this way it will mean a loss of millions of dollars each year. Will the business men, the merchants, the manufacturers and the shippers agree to such an outrage? Tomorrow night at eight o'clock at the Court House in this city a mass meeting will be held at which Interested in this momen- tuous question will be present. Resolutions which will be presented to the special session of the Legis lature next Wednesday, September 24, will be drawn up and plans for the fray will be formulated. DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. NEW BERN'S FUTURE PROSPERITY MAY DEPEND UP ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS MO MENTOUS QUESTION! .The Executive Committee of the New Bern Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting last night at their rooms in the Mitchell building on Middle street, for the purpose of dis cussing ways and means for placing facts and figures regarding the dis crimination by the railroads against this city before the special session! of, the Legislature next Wednesday. With the proposed reduction of twenty per cent, to the inland towns by ' the railroads operating , in North Carolina in view, several -prominent citizens and business rheri made speeches setting forth facts and figures which showed conclusively that New Bern, in connection with the other coast' cities and towns will lose thousands of dollars each year if the railroads are allowed to grant this reduction, and there is a possibility that they will be allowed to do this. The people of this section were never so wide awake to the manner in which they are being discriminated against by the railroads as they ace at the present' time and indignation along the coast is rife. In Wilmington, Washington, Elizabeth City, and other points mass meetings have been held and large delegations' have been ap pointed to g6 to Raleigh on next Wednesday, September 24, and ap pear before the special session of the Legislature and tell how they have been - treated ' in the past and just what it will mean to the coast towns if the railroads are allowed to put their pres ent plans in action. Monday night at 8 o'clock a mass . meeting will beheld at the Court House thoroughly discussed and resolutions protesting' against' allowing the rai roads to grant the inland towns and i i.. kr ... i... -ciiics a rcuucLiuii ui aweiiLy per tem ' while the coast cities are left out in the 1 In addition to.lthe manv orominent ' local business men . and shippers who will make short talks Monday night, J.' A- -Taylor and 1 J. G. McCormick, of Wilmington, will make addresses and tell what action that city is to take in this matter. . s . About ten Ne'w Bernians have agreed to go to Raleigh on September 24 and. be on hand when the special .-session of the Legislature is ' convened, and assist in' putting NW Berh'a griev ance and the grievance of the other coast cities and towns before this body. It is hoped that at least ten or fifteen cithers can be induced to go and it is believed that this can be done if it is it will be possible to take the entire delegation there in a Pullman car. Wilmington has agreed to send twenty five delegates, Washington twenty five, Elizabeth City twenty-five and there is not the least reason why New Bern cannot send an equal number. However, this matter will be more fully discussed tomorrow night. The New Bern delegation will be furnished with badges on which will appear the words "New Born New Bern,' the slogan recently secured by the Chamber of Commerce and the members of the delegation will, with 6ut any, doubt show to the State that New Bern has indC-d been new born. The meeting will be called to order promptly at 8 o'clock and it is hoped that every business man and shipper and every private citizen who is inter ested in this matter will be on hand at that hour. " L WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH .MET FRIDAY, On Friday afternoon, the Woman's Missionary Society of Centenary Church met in its social and literary meeting at the residence of Mrs. Whit Gaskins. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, a sufficient number of members were present to insure a successful meeting. With the afternoon's topic, "Missions Among the Mormons," the society concluded its study of Bruce Kinney's book, "Mormorism, the Islam of Ameri ca." This last chapter was one of much interest and importance. Mrs. Hendren emphasized various points of value and the discussions following were full of interesting facts. Investigation shows that of the 400 communities in Utah, reached by the postal service only 9w have any organ ized Christian work. One county con taining a population of more than 6,000 an, unusual proportion of which is non-Mormons has no Christian min ister or missionary. -. ' t In proportion to its population, Utah,probably has mor atheists than any other State in the Union, because of the of act that many persons accept Mormonism expecting to find in it the greatest of all religious good and on discovering its mockery, they, in despair, deny the existence of any true religion or even a God. Bruce Kinney claims that the"globe trotter" is a great hindrance to the evangelical work. "He comes to Salt Lake City with a twenty-four hour stop-over ticket, goes through the Bureau of (mis) Information sustained by the Mormons on the temple grounds, arid presto! he knows more about the Mormons than a missionary who has been there thirty years. Distinguished visitors are met at the trains by care fully chosen escorts. They are feted and dined, given special organ recitals and have the "time of their lives," by order of the Mormon church and at its expense. They think it is "not so bad after all."' On their return to the East they call the missionaries cranks and say that -their presence in Utah is an insult to such fine Christians as tlie Mormons." . - .; There are about' 200 evangelical workers in Utah while the Mormon church has a force of 1, 800 missionaries working in every part of the United States, -t Notwithsttanding ;, this fact the Mormon missionaries are not making the converts they once did.. It is ex pected that- much good in demanding higher moral, and social standards will come from thc. establishment of the pub'ic school system and, the ever increasing number of educated Mormon young men and women. ; . At the conclusion of the litetary program, f ice cream - and cake were served by the hostess. . . ' Anyway, a mer nYan can wear his best hat, in the rain ; without getting the cUrl out of the feathers. ; ' LITERARY AND SOGIA MEETING ET PRESIDENT HERE Richmond Capitalist In The City Making Inspection Of Local Line. PLEASED WITH PATRONAGE Tells Journal Reporter Company Intends Improving Their Service. Fritz Sitterding, of Richmond, Va., president of and one of the largest stockholders in the New Bern Ghent Street Railway Company, arrived in the city last night and will today make an inspection of the line and the local office. Mr. Sitterding, while one of the most prominent capitalists in Richmond and naturally has many business cares, is a most genial person and has many friends in New Bern. The main object of his visit to New Bern is to inspect fbe new car which was received Friday and which will be plated in commission, tomorrow. In an interview given a Journal reporter last night Mr. Sit terding stated that the company was greatly pleased with the patronage being given them by the people of New Bern and that the company was doing all within their power to give the very best possible service. With this end in view tUt new car was secured. When this car is placed on the line a twenty minute schedule will be put into effect and will be maintained. This will be a decided improvement. Heavy traffic at times causes the cars now in use to be delayed and thus inconvenien ences patrons but this will now be a thing of the past. When asked about the proposed extension of the local line to Jones county Mr. Sitterding stated that the company had nothing definite to give out in regard to this matter at the present time for publication. However, he has visited that section and is greatly impressed with the possibilities it possesses and there is every reason to believe that it is only a matter of time before the line is extended to that section. Mr. Sitterding will probably return to Richmond tomorrow morning. After the second baby arrives a woman seldom changes the sytle o doing up her hair. RACING USES SPEEDY ANIMALS WILL COM 1PETE FOR PRIZES AT FOR SYTH COUNTY FAIR. Several of the race horses which have beenjat' the' Eastern .Carolina ''Fair grounds race track during t!ie past few weeks undergoing training, were yester day taken to Winston-Salem where they will be entered in the big races to be held there during the Forsyth county Fair which to be held there week after next. With the horses went trainer C. W. Bush and his son Charlie Bush. Pete Draney also went along and will d.-ive one of the horses during the races After leaving Winston-Salem the horses will be taken to North Wilkeslx and entered in a race to be held there. Before returning to New Bern, wh- they will be entered in the races h during the fair, they will visit poi. .. in Virginia. The horses taken to Winston-Sal-. ::. by trainer Bush have shown excellent speed on the local .track and the owners are confident that they will win a share of the prizes in the races in which they are entered. The advance car of Barnum and Bail ey's circus whilch will be seen in New Bern on October 4, and which has been in this section during the past few days with a 'crew ofmen who are advertising this coming ' attraction, was taken to i Pamlico county last evening and that " section will this week be filled with advertising matter setting forth the merits of the big show. The Philathea class of the Tabernacle Sunday School would appreciate a full attendance at1 th.. Rally Day Services this morning at 9 45. The class is exceeding anxious to begin the winter work with their usual number present. iffVi-.'-'i;;':;'' V";; r-v ' ' -i" J K. B. Stewart of Newport, was among the visitors in the city yesterday. RAILWAY E T JO HER LIFE Mrs. F. W. Lloyd Swallows Nux Vomica With Suicidal In tent. LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE EPIDEMIC Mrs. John Agent Takes Dose Of Bichloride Of Mer cury. Becoming despondent with life on account of domestic troubles Mrs. F. W. Lloyd, who resides at the home of her father Jesse L. Ha l, No. 22 Queen street, attempted to commit suicide late Friday night by drinking a large quantity of nux vomica. As soon as members of the family discovered that she had made an attempt on her life a physician was hurriedly summoned and he succeeded in saving her life, but she is still in a precarious condition. Mrs. Lloyd's husband is a lumber broker and has made this city his home for several months. The couple have only been married for about three months. Recent events lead one to believe that a "suicide epidemic" has struck the city. Just a week ago Friday night Adolph Roberts, proprietor of the Commerical Printing and Rubber Stamp Works, fired a bullet into his brain at his home on South Front street and a few days after Mrs. John Agent, who lives on Pasteur street, near the union passenger station attempted to end her life by taking bichloride of mer cury. Her rash act was discovered in time to save her life. SERVICES AT THE FIRST BAP TIST CHURCH TOMORROW NIGHT. There will be a bi'g meeting conducted in the First Baptist Church tomorrow night. This meeting will be in charge of a very noted speaker, Brigadier Andrew Crawford of the Salvation Army. - This officer holds a very responsible position in the Army, having the oversight of the Army's work in several States. He will be accompanied by Adjutant and Mrs. Mataxas. The Adjutant is a Greek, but has been a faithful Salvationist many years. Don't fail to attend this meeting as it will be very interesting and helpful. You have a very cordial invitation to come. TWO ME IT IS RESULT OF JOY RIDE IN AUTOMOBILE TO 'FRISCO BEACH RESORT. San Francisco, Cal. Sept. 20. Wil liam Acker, a chauffeur, and George Kovark, a watchman in a downtown garage, were shot and killed and Mrs. Tate Gallagher was danferously wounded early today as the sequel to in automobile ride to a beach resort, followed by a carousal in the garage. A. R. Coulson, a merchant, was ar rested tonight, charged with the shoot ing. No one but the trio that formed the a uloparty was in the garage when the .''eged slayer entered Mrs. Gallagher s found later on the streets, where e had fallen and before lapsing into unconsciousness declared Coulson had shot her. She fainted before she could tel where the shotting had taken place but the trail of blood she had left was traced to the garage, where the dead men lay. Coulson's wife was committed to a state asylum for the insane about five years ago and since then he and Mrs. Gallagher have lived together, according to the woman. That he was insane and jealous was her explanation of the tragedy. Coul son refused to make any statement. Let everybody, who can, attend the mass meeting at the court House to be held Monday night at 8 o'clock, Matters of extreme importance will be discussed. If the proposition of the railroads is adopted in its present form it means an incalcuable loss to New Bern and this section of the State. Every body who is interested, in the welfare of this community should attend. 1 ; I,,, . jV.-E. Cameron returned yesterday to Kinston after an official visit here ID ATTEMP END NULLED WOMAN WOUNDED STATE ASSISTING COUNTY OFFICERS Rigid Enforcement Of Laws Gov erning Motor Driven Vehicles Is Urged. FAST DRIVING DISCOURAGED Secretary Of State Sends Out A Card Of "Do Nots." So many accidents have occurred in North Carolina during the past few months caused by reckless auto mobile drivers and motorcycle riders that the State authorities have taken a hand in he affair and are assisting the county officials in every way possi ble in puffing a stop to the speeding of these machines. Sheriff R. B. Lane has received from J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, the following card of "Do Nots," directed toward officers in so far as violation of automobile laws is con cerned. This law is also directed to the officers of the county and is of general interest to enforcers of the law. "To the Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, Policemen, Marshals, Watchmen and Constables of North Carolina: "Do not permit any automobile or motorcycle to run anywhere or at any time unless proper display number for 11.?-14 appears on rear. "Do not permit any person ti op erate a motor vehicle of any kind un less such person shall, upon demand, show license for the current year. "Do not permit any person to at tempt to transfer license to another person. Licenses are void in the hands of any person other than rn.o one to whom issued. They (i,.c ulso void for any machine, except the one described therein. ''Do not permit speed exceeding ten miles per hour in the business por tion and fifteen miles in the residen tial section of any city or town, and twenty-five miles on public high ways. "Persons violating the automobile laws are subject to a fine of S50 or imprisonment before a justice of the peace or any other officer having ju risdiction. "Each of the officers named herein is liable on his official bond for fail ure or neglect in carrying out the du ties above imposed. "Copies of the automobile law and blanks for registration will be fur nished promptly upon application to "J. BRYAN GRIMES, "Secretary of State, "Raleigh, X. C." Sheriff Lane is enforcing these laws to the best of his ability and it is a very noticeable fact that there are but few accidents in this city. The police ire aiding him in his work and are also enforcing the law relative to riding bicycles at night without a light, this also has the effect of decreasing the number of accidents. i AT THE VAUDEVILLE. Copeland and Walsh. A classy comedy couple in a li:t;' )it of everything harmony corned ' travesty nutty nonsense. Music c. harp, guitar and bandola. PICTURES. "A Hero Among Men." A two reel special release by Lubin. A remarkable drama, with courage and stamina its features. "The Pickpocket. Wifey is a suffragette, hubby is a sufferer. One of the funniest Yitagraph pictures you ever saw, featuring John Bunny . and Flora Finch. Matinee daily at 3:45. Shoe at night starts at 7:45. Another Big Musical Comedy Co. all next week "Amicki Pennant Winners, ' 12 performers, mostly girls. Change of programme daily. Special scenery for every act. Special musical director and one of the best quartets in the South. This company is now filling a two weeks' engagement at the Grand Theatre Raleigh. Fifteen bales of new cotton were dis posed of yesterday on the local market at prices ranging from 12 1-4 to 12 7-6 cents per pound. The cotton growers are getting the fleecy staple out of the fields very rapidly and much of it is PROW ATHENS TOMORROW expected to be placed on the local among the business visitors in the city market during the next few weel s. I yesterday. PROGRAM RAGES ARRANGED Fastest Horses In This Section?" To Be Seen At The Next Fair. MANY PRIZES ARE OFFERED Horses From All Over North Caro lina Will Be Entered. Horse racing will be one of the chief events at the Eastern Carolina Fair this fall, and hundreds of dollars will be given in prizes to the winners. Hor ses from all over North Carolina and adjoyning States will participate in these races anil hundreds of horsemen from this and ,i:liir States will be pres ent during the week of the Fair. The Racing Committee of the Fair met last night and arranged the following program for the week and also arranged the amount of prize money to be awarded in each race Tuesday, October 28. 1. 3:00 pace or I rot , SI Oil. 2. 2 15 pace or trot, S 1 (10. 3. 2:28 pace or I rot. SI 00. Wednesday, October 29. 4 2:20 pace or trot, SUM). 5. 2:50 pace or Irot, SKUI. (. 2:30 pace or trot, S10O. Running Race S50.0O. Thursday, October 30. I rcc for all ( farmers' a nd merchants' race), pace or trot, $300. S. 3 niinutd, pace or trot, S200 Running race. Motorcycle raet. Friday, October 31. Firemcns'- races only. DA 3EBALL GAME LOCAL "FANS" WITNESSED AN EXCITING CONFLICT YES TERDAY AFTERNOON. In an eight-inning game of baseball at Ghent Park yesterday afternoon between a team composed of married men and one composed of single men, local "fans" witnessed one of the pret tiest games ever seen on a local dia mond. All hough the score was 3 to 3 when the game was called on account of darkness, those who witnessed the conflict were of the opinion that the married men played a somewhat bet ter game than their mates who have not as yet joined the Benedict Order, but, both teams played well anil that their work was exciting was evidenced by the almost contain cheer- of the enthusiastic rooters. The batteries for I he married inert wen- Kllison and (oll while G. Mitchell and ('. Marker did the pitch ing and receiving l"r i he single men. Both batleiies wen- in exccelh nt form and did excellent work. I he teat tires of I he game the fielding of N. Angell and R. Pi,:n lor t hi- married men and the Bland a- short stop and the hitii,. ui M.iiihy l"r the single men. Mark DeWitt Nceiison was ther official umpire, and thai his derisions met with the approval ol .ill wis evi denced by (he fact lli.it no pop bottles, antiquated egctaMi-- or -i r.cr mis-iics Were throw ii ill his direction -luring the conflict. Anot her g'l me wi'l be played l.y these two teams at an earlv dauV J. M. Mitchell - Company will hold their exhibit ot Fall and Winter millinery on Thursday, September 25. The firm's milliner has just returned from the North where she has made a study ol the predominating style and the dispaly at this store gives promise of being one of the most aus picious events of the season. Mrs. H. M. Groves accompanied by her daughter Miss Lillie and Missi Mildred Ball returned yesterday from a visit at Bennett's Springs, a. The latter two young ladies were injured there in a runaway several days ago but have recovered from their injuries. Mrs. L. F. Brown has been called to New Bern by the illness of -her father, Mr. R. B. Blackledge Ra leigh Times. ' Smith ; Paul, of Grantsboro, was WS INTERESTING
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